Earth Observation Satellite News
The highly anticipated NISAR satellite, a collaborative Earth observation mission by NASA and ISRO, is set to launch on July 30 from Sriharikota.
The launch will mark the north African country's major breakthrough in mastering space technology, an official statement said.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) shared the spectacular images from Cartosat-2 on its official Twitter account. Take a look below!
According to ISRO, the PSLV rocket's XL variant carrying the 712 kg Cartosat-2 series satellite and 30 co-passenger satellites together weighing about 243 kg is expected to lift off on Friday morning at 9.29 a.m. from the First Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota.
Cartosat-2 is an earth observation satellite in a sun-synchronous orbit.
Here are some interesting facts about ISRO's workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, commonly known by its abbreviation PSLV.
The image, acquired by the satellite's Operational Land Imager (OLI) on January 14, 2015, shows the glaciers of Sierra de Sangra, an icy stratovolcano spanning the border of Chile and Argentina.
ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle ( PSLV-C29) blasted off from the first launch pad at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, around 80 km from here, with six Singaporean satellites at 6:00 pm.
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